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The Daily Brief

A little context for your day.

The day in 3 minutes: 16 stories, in the order the day put them. Ranked by how many newsrooms reported each story, not by clicks. Set a News Diet to fold heavy stories away.

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The main stories

1Couple married at AFL Grand Final speak after heartbreaking Fremantle loss to Brisbane

The Fremantle Dockers mega-fans who tied the knot before a Grand Final loss have revealed how their dream day turned to devastation.

8 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · Brisbane, QLD

2Police allege mother stabbed three children in Blue Mountains leaving one child dead

Bystanders found all four on the side of the road at Valley Heights on Sunday with stabbing injuries.

8 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · New South Wales · heavy

3Swimmer killed in shark attack off Australian west coast

A swimmer has been killed in a shark attack at a beach in Perth, on the west coast of Australia, police have said.

8 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · Perth, WA · heavy

4Brisbane roar back to seal three-peat and break Fremantle hearts in AFL grand final classic

Wharfie Time backfires as Lions kick four goals in final four minutes. The Brisbane Lions secured a third-straight AFL premiership, defeating Fremantle 14.12 to 12.17 at the MCG.

7 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · Brisbane, QLD

5Double murder-accused Beau Lamarre-Condon acted in 'self defence', court told

Former Sydney police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon will argue he acted in self defence on the day he is accused of murdering Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.

7 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · Sydney, NSW · heavy

6NSW cop Beau Lamarre-Condon disguised himself as Uber Eats rider before alleged murders, court hears

The 31-year-old former police officer has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder as his trial begins in Sydney’s supreme court.

7 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · Sydney, NSW · heavy

Politics

Albanese launches bid for UN security council seat and names former Murdoch aide to top diplomatic post

Anthony Albanese launched a formal bid for Australia to serve a two-year term on the UN security council in 2029 and 2030.

7 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this

UK police declare incident at air base used by US

UK police arrest several men at an RAF base on suspicion of offences under Britain's Explosives Act, police say.

6 mastheads, 3 newsrooms reported this · United Kingdom · heavy

Courts

Sydney woman sentenced for killing and dismembering abusive husband

Nirmeen Noufl was sentenced on Friday after pleading guilty in August to killing her husband, Mamdouh, in excessive self-defence while she was being choked and assaulted in their Sydney home.

7 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · Sydney, NSW · heavy

Police officer stabbed in neck in Brisbane's east

6 mastheads, 3 newsrooms reported this · Brisbane, QLD

General

Donald Trump rejects ceasefire proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed US officials, reported Trump had rejected Tehran’s proposal for a seven-day pause in fighting that would see the Strait of Hormuz reopened.

7 mastheads, 3 newsrooms reported this

Sport

Standing room only at AFL Grand Final parade

The threat of rain did little to deter footy fans from swarming Melbourne Park, as the AFL Grand Final parade rolled past the MCG.

7 mastheads, 3 newsrooms reported this · Melbourne, VIC

Oyarzabal earns Spain Nations League win as England pay for Kane penalty miss

The England support can accept losing when their team plays with cut and thrust. The match turned on a Kane penalty miss in the 54th minute.

6 mastheads, 3 newsrooms reported this · United Kingdom

Culture

Pope Leo draws 800,000 people to open-air mass in Paris

An estimated 800,000 people have gathered in central Paris to see Pope Leo XIV at an outdoor mass on Saturday.

6 mastheads, 3 newsrooms reported this · France

Business

Manchester City found guilty of breaking Premier League’s financial fair play rules

Manchester City face sanctions from the Premier League after an independent panel found they had acted in bad faith and broken rules over financial fair play.

6 mastheads, 3 newsrooms reported this

Health

Vaccine clinic opens after four teens infected in measles outbreak

Four teenagers from Brighton Secondary School have tested positive for measles, having attended places including a shopping centre and a supermarket.

6 mastheads, 3 newsrooms reported this · Adelaide, SA

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